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Analysis of durability and dimensional stability of hidrothermal carbonized wooden pellets

Oliver Villanueva, José Vicente; García Andújar, Enrique; Gascón Garrido, Patricia (Statny Drevarsky Vyskumny Ustav, 2016)

[EN] Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a chemical pretreatment of wood waste for convert it in biochar by the application of high temperatures and pressures in a reaction time that do not exceed 10 hours. One of the main ...
Análisis de la estructura de la Universidad Laboral de Tarragona (E.Torroja)

Baldanta Callejo, Cristina (Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-09-29)

El Pabellón de cocinas de la Universidad Laboral de Tarragona, fue construido en 1956, década en la que surgieron estos instrumentos educativos. El interés de esta obra reside en el empleo de la lámina plegada de hormigón ...
Análisis de los impactos socio-económicos y de la durabilidad de las medidas de prevención de la corrosión por cloruros en estructuras de hormigón armado

Navarro Martínez, Ignacio Javier (Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-12-29)

[EN] This thesis aims to present an integrated assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of various preventive measures currently used to extend the service life of concrete structures exposed to chloride‐laden e ...
Aplicación de la técnica no destructiva del georradar para evaluar la absorción de agua en hormigón endurecido

Fernández Castilla, Alberto Carlos (Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-05-19)

[EN] This work has sought to analyze the capacity of the non-destructive testing of the GPR as a tool for detection of the penetration of water front advance in the hardened concrete. In this process, a series of 24 test ...
Arquitectura adaptable

Balaguer Palacios, Jose Ignacio (Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-06-03)

[ES] Aproximación mediante el proyecto construido, al concepto de arquitectura adaptable. En la actualidad estamos sometidos a una multitud de cambios que se suceden cada vez con más frecuencia, y nos obligan a ir adaptándonos ...
Comparison of Epicyclic Gear Train configurations between Turboprops and GearedTurbofans

Lechuga Romero, Marta (Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-09-13)

[ES] El proyecto consiste en una comparación del tipo de engranaje planetario utilizado en los turbohélices y turbofans, haciendo uso del software KiSSsoft. Incluirá una introducción de los motores actuales que nos ...
Design of products to honor people post mortem

Martins, João (Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-10-27)

[EN] Cemeteries are places of daily social practices and worship, with the grave being the place where loss can be expressed externally and the deceased person commemorated. In Western society we find a series of artefacts ...
Determining corrosion levels in the reinforcement rebars of buildings in coastal areas. A case study in the Mediterranean coastline

Moreno, José D.; Bonilla Salvador, María Mercedes; Adam Martínez, José Miguel; Borrachero Rosado, María Victoria; Soriano Martínez, Lourdes (Elsevier, 2015-12)

This paper describes a study of the damage caused by corrosion to the reinforcement rebars of a 40-year old building used as a car park at a distance of 20 m from the sea. The corrosion levels of the building s structural ...
Durability of reinforced PVC-P geomembranes installed in reservoirs in eastern Spain

Blanco, M.; Touze-Foltz, N.; Pérez-Sánchez, Modesto; Redón-Santafé, Miguel; Sánchez-Romero, Francisco-Javier; Torregrosa Soler, Juan Bautista; Zapata Raboso, Francisco Antonio (Thomas Telford Ltd., 2018)

[EN] The aim of this paper is to study the durability of polyvinyl chloride (PVC-P) geomembranes reinforced with a synthetic fabric in hydraulic works in the Spanish Mediterranean basin. Therefore, a set of six geomembranes ...
Effect of crystalline admixtures on the self-healing capability of early-age concrete studied by means of permeability and crack closing tests

Roig Flores, Marta; Pirritano, F.; Serna Ros, Pedro; Ferrara, L. (Elsevier, 2016-07)

This paper analyzes the self-healing properties of early-age concretes, engineered using a crystalline admixture (4% by the weight of cement), by measuring the permeability of cracked specimens and their crack width. Two ...
Effects of autogenous healing on the recovery of mechanical performance of High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composites (HPFRCCs): Part 1

Ferrara, Liberato; Krelani, V.; Moretti, F.; Roig-Flores, M.; Serna Ros, Pedro (Elsevier, 2017)

[EN] This paper presents the results are shown of a thorough characterization of the self-healing capacity of High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composites (HPFRCCs). The capacity of the material will be ...
Effects of Red Mud Addition in the Microstructure, Durability and Mechanical Performance of Cement Mortars

Ortega, J. M.; Cabeza, Marta; Tenza-Abril, Antonio José; Real-Herraiz, Teresa Pilar; Climent, Miguel Ángel; Sanchez, Isidro (MDPI AG, 2019-03-01)

[EN] Recently, there has been a great effort to incorporate industrial waste into cement-based materials to reach a more sustainable cement industry. In this regard, the Bayer process of obtaining alumina from bauxite ...
Electrochemical treatment of a synthetic wastewater containing a sulphonated azo dye. Determination of naphthalenesulphonic compunds produced as main by-products

Del Río García, Ana Isabel; Fernández Sáez, Javier; Molina Puerto, Javier; Bonastre Cano, José Antonio; Cases Iborra, Francisco Javier (Elsevier, 2011-06-15)

The electrochemical treatment of wastewaters from textile industry is a promising technique for substances which are resistant to biodegradation. This paper deals with the electrochemical decolourisation/degradation of ...
Estudio y caracterización de las estructuras laminares de hormigón armado en la Comunitat Valenciana

Arnau Paltor, Fernando Amadeo (Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-10-13)

[ES] Las láminas de hormigón armado utilizan principalmente su forma como meca-nismo resistente. Son estructuras extremadamente eficientes y bellas. El desarro-llo de este tipo de estructuras se inicia en torno a los años ...
Evaluación de la degradación de prefabricados de hormigón sometidos a ambientes marinos mediante técnicas No Destructivas y Análisis F-Q

MAHMOUD, TAREK IBRAHIM (Universitat Politècnica de València, 2012-01-19)

Se trata en este trabajo obtención de un procedimiento de evaluación del ciclo de vida de los hormigones preparados y puestos en servicio en ambientes marinos. Para ello, se precisa la integración de diferentes técnicas ...
Evaluation of thermally-treated wood of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) against Mediterranean termites (Reticulitermes spp.)

Oliver Villanueva, José Vicente; Gascón Garrido, Patricia; Ibiza Palacios, María de Sales (Springer Verlag (Germany), 2013-05)

[EN] Termite resistance of thermally-treated ash (Fraxinus excelsior L) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L) against subterranean termites (Reticulitermes banyulensis) was evaluated. A laboratory no-choice feeding test ...
Exposure of RC building structures to the marine environment of the Valencia coast

Moreno, José D.; Pellicer, Teresa M.; Adam, Jose M; Bonilla Salvador, María Mercedes (Elsevier, 2018)

[EN] As the marine atmosphere is very harmful to reinforced concrete (RC) structures, buildings situated close to the sea are at a high risk of suffering damage. Such is the case for many of the buildings near the coast ...
First Ultra-High-Performance Fibre- Reinforced Concrete Footbridge in Spain: Design and Construction

López Martínez, Juan Ángel; Serna Ros, Pedro; Camacho Torregrosa, Esteban Efraím; Coll Carrillo, Hugo; Navarro Gregori, Juan (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, 2014-02)

[EN] Ultra-high-performance fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) is defined as a cement-based composite material that combines three technical advances in concrete: high compressive strength, presence of steel fibres and ...
Improved termite resistance of wood by wax impregnation

Scholz, G.; Militz, H.; Gascón Garrido, Patricia; Ibiza Palacios, M. S.; Oliver Villanueva, José Vicente; Peters, B. C.; Fitzgerald, C. J. (Elsevier, 2010-12)

[EN] We investigated the effect of wax-treated and biocide-free wood specimens against three different termite species. A laboratory no-choice test with Reticulitermes banyulensis Clement was carried out in Valencia (Spain) ...
In situ experimentations for the compatibility and durability of the restorations: the case study of the Sassi of Matera

Mecca, Ippolita (Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-06-21)

[EN] The research intends to make a study of the interventions of restoration realized in a sample area, (“Sassi of Matera”), so as to establish an operating methodology with interpretative and implementable rules for the ...